Clothes-drier.



O. KYLLO.

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY-26,1914.

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UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

OLAF KYLLo, or PORTLAND, OREGON.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

Application filed May 26, 1914. Serial No. 841,029. 7

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OLAF KYLLo, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah andState of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClothes-Driers, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to a class of clothesdriers that may be suspendedfrom ceilings or other overhead "structures, and raised above the headsof persons standing or walking thereunder.

The object of my invention, broadly speaking, is to provide a device ofthis kind that is simple in construction, durable, and inexpensive inmanufacture, but more specifically to a device that may be easily andquickly attached to or disengaged from any superstructure, and loweredwhen desired to hang clothes to the rods and raised to a predeterminedheight when the clothes are attached thereto.

With the above and other useful objects in view, my invention consistsof certain novel features of construction, combinations ofelements andarran ements of parts to be hereinafter fully set orth and specificallyclaimed.

In order to fully comprehend my invention and the art to which isrelates, reference must be had to the following specification, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, which forms part of thisapplication, of which Figure 1 is a perspective of my invention with theslide raised Fig. 2 is a similar view of the slide and r0 s; Fig. 3 is adetail of the lock; Fig. at is a vertical section through the rodholder; Fig. 5 is a cross section on line A-A, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is asection and elevation of a modified form of my inven, tion, and Fig. 7 atop plan view of same.

In the practice of my invention, I employ a support2, detachablyfastened to body 3 by means of screws 1, while the support may beattached to the ceiling or other superstructure by means of screws orbolts passing through apertures 5 in said support as shown in Fig. 1.The form of body illustrated in Fig. 1 consists of two pieces of wood orother material fastened at the top by means of a plate 6, and at thebottom by a rectangular collar 7; two sides of said body being open asshown in the illustrations, while the other two sides are closed.Passing longitudinally of the inside of the Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Oct. 1914.

body, are rectangular grooves 8-8 to receive guides 9, 9*, which arefastened to sl1de10 and serveto prevent lateral movement of said slide.

A sheave 11 is attached to support 2 and i a rope or. cord 12, passesover said sheave and fastens to. the upper end of slide 10;

of a'helical spring 16, while the other'end of said spring pressesagainst the shoulder 17 of the cylinder. An S-shaped link 18 is attachedto the outwardly extending end of the locking-pin, through which passescord 12; said cord having a knot tied therein above the link ;-thisallows a small amount locking-pin automatically engages notch 19*,

and when raised and the cord released, said locking-pin automaticallyengages notch 19 to hold the guide to a predetermined height.

The structure shown in Figs. 6 and 7 illustrates a form of drier that iscomposed of metal; the body being constructed of piping, while the hub,or rod holder, is cast iron or some other cast material with a pluralityof lugs 21 integral therewith; said lugs serving as means to hold rods22 in radial positions with the hub, while pins 23 serve as pivotalmeans on which said rods oscillate to the position shown by the brokenlines 23. This position of the rods is brought into use when the deviceis packed for shipping purposes, or it may be used to fold the rodswhenthe device is not in actual use for drying purposes.

The structure of the rod holder shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is substantiallythe same as in Figs. 6 and 7; the principal difference being the factthat the rods are detachable and do not fold up close to the body.

My invention may be constructed of any material and made any size deemedsuitable for all the requirements of such a device, and While I haveillustrated and described a preferred form of construction andcombinations of elements considered the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my inventioni so that others skilled in. theart to Which it:

ring as my oWn, I hereunto aflix my signature. in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

relates may be enabled to construct and use; the same, What I claim anddesire to secures by Letters; Patent, is.:

In a device of the character described, a2 body portion, means to fastensaid body? portion to: a ceiling, a slide to operate in;

said body portion, means onthe slide to prelink attached to saidlocking-pin through Which said cord passes for the. purpose of"disengaging the locking-pin from the slide, a hub attached to theslide, and rods attached to the hubs to receive the articles to bedried, substantiallyv as set forth.

In testimony whereof I claim theforego- QLAF KYLLO.

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N. D. HABERLIN, PETER I'IABERLIN.

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